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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nick Salvatore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cormac Whelan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Whelan has chosen Bonny Portmore as his entrance music. Nick Salvatore has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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165 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
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170 cm
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165 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Nick Salvatore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Cormac Whelan!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Richard Clark and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salvatore fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Whelan looks to score with a jab to the body but Salvatore is just out of range.
Salvatore tries to close the distance and clinch up but Whelan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Salvatore takes a swing at Whelan's ribcage but misses.
Salvatore takes a swing at Whelan's ribcage but misses.
Salvatore looks to score with a jab to the body but Whelan is just out of range.
Salvatore displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Whelan throws out the jab.
Salvatore misses with a double jab
and Whelan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Whelan throws a shot from downtown. Salvatore moves away and avoids it.
Salvatore throws a right and a left that Whelan avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whelan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Whelan avoids the body shot from Salvatore.
Salvatore connects with a body shot that sends Whelan's belly button to the back.
A slow jab from Whelan misses its intended target.
A shot to the body from Whelan misses
and Salvatore counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Whelan thinking.
Whelan misses with a left hand
and Salvatore counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Whelan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Whelan throws a looping overhand right but Salvatore ducks down to avoid it.
Whelan slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salvatore misses with a body shot
and Salvatore takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Whelan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Salvatore misses with an uppercut.
Good exchange - Whelan coming out on top.
Salvatore tries to clinch but Whelan is having none of it.
Whelan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Salvatore moves away.
Whelan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Salvatore doesn't seem bothered though.
Whelan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Salvatore moves away.
Salvatore misses with an uppercut
and Whelan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Salvatore thinking.
Salvatore tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Whelan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whelan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Whelan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Salvatore.
Whelan throws a right hand that misses
and Salvatore counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Salvatore just misses with a punch to the body.
Whelan misses with a left hand
and Salvatore counters with a stiff right hand.
Whelan misses with a straight left.
Whelan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Salvatore.
Nick Salvatore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Salvatore misses with a body shot.
Salvatore misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Whelan.
Salvatore is looking to wear down Whelan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Whelan. Salvatore does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Whelan. Salvatore does a little dance to reset his feet.
Salvatore throws out a loose jab but Whelan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Whelan misses with a wild body shot.
Salvatore throws the left hand but Whelan avoids the punch easily.
Salvatore avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Salvatore clinches up with Whelan and pushes him back against the cage.
Whelan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Whelan working hard to break the clinch.
Whelan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Salvatore connects with the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Cormac Whelan will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Whelan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Salvatore.
A looping hook to the body misses from Salvatore. Whelan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Salvatore lands a nice looking body shot.
Whelan looks to land a left hand but Salvatore moved out of range nicely.
Whelan throws a shot from downtown. Salvatore moves away and avoids it.
Salvatore lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whelan swings for the body but Salvatore moves out of range.
Salvatore swings for the body but Whelan moves out of range.
Salvatore misses with an uppercut
and Whelan counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvatore just misses with a punch to the body.
Whelan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Whelan throws a lazy right hand but Salvatore sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Salvatore throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Salvatore just misses with a punch to the body.
Whelan misses with a wild body shot.
Salvatore swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Salvatore just misses with a punch to the body.
Whelan misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Whelan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Salvatore.
Whelan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Whelan misses with a wild combination.
Whelan checks the leg kick.
Salvatore tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Salvatore looks to throw the jab but Whelan is out of range.
Salvatore lands with a nice combination. Whelan backs away looking to recover.
Salvatore misses with a shot to the body
and Whelan counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whelan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Whelan misses the body punch
and Salvatore counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Salvatore throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Salvatore throws a right hand that misses
letting Whelan counter with a right hand.
Whelan connects with a jab.
Salvatore throws a leg kick but Whelan checks it.
Whelan misses with a hook to the body
and Salvatore counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Whelan misses with a shot to the body
and Salvatore counters with a right hand to the body.
Whelan avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whelan missing with a left hand there. Salvatore was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Whelan takes a swing at Salvatore's ribcage but misses.
Salvatore lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Some wild striking there from Salvatore.
Whelan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Salvatore swings for the body but Whelan moves out of range.
Salvatore ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Salvatore dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Salvatore misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Whelan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Salvatore keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Salvatore misses with a jab to the body
and Whelan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Whelan looks to land a left hand but Salvatore moved out of range nicely.
Salvatore throws a right hand that misses
and Whelan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Whelan throws a jab but it's blocked by Salvatore.
Whelan misses with a wild body shot.
Cormac Whelan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Salvatore throws a hook to the side of Whelan's head but Whelan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Whelan takes a swing at Salvatore's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvatore swings for the body but Whelan moves out of range.
Whelan misses with a right hand
and Salvatore counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Salvatore throws a right and a left that Whelan avoids nicely.
Salvatore keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Whelan throws a hook but Salvatore blocks it.
Whelan missing with a left hand there. Salvatore was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Salvatore throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Whelan swats away the attempt to clinch by Salvatore.
Whelan misses with a hook to the body
and Salvatore counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Salvatore with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Whelan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Salvatore misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Salvatore throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Whelan scores with a hook.
Whelan avoids the body shot from Salvatore.
Salvatore tries to close the distance and clinch up but Whelan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice defenses there by Salvatore.
Whelan lands a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Whelan. Salvatore does a little dance to reset his feet.
Salvatore's jab looks to have found its range, popping Whelan under the eye.
Salvatore misses with a lunging right hand
letting Whelan counter with a right hand.
Salvatore darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Whelan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Salvatore staying out of range there.
Whelan misses the shot to the body.
Salvatore attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Whelan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Whelan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Whelan throws a body punch but Salvatore moves out of range.
Salvatore goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Whelan misses with a left hand
and Salvatore counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Salvatore misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Whelan.
Salvatore blocks a jab.
Whelan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Salvatore lands a glancing blow to the side of Whelan's head.
Whelan misses with an uppercut. Salvatore saw that one coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cormac Whelan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Whelan has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cormac Whelan!
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energy
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hype
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